The youth movement at safety has officially begun, as the Jaguars informed Donovin Darius on Thursday morning that the team was releasing him. So ends the Jaguars career of the player who has started more games than any other defensive player in franchise history.

An influx of young talent at the safety position would seem to be at the root of Darius’ release. He’s coming off a season in which he sustained a broken leg in a week-11 game against the New York Giants. He missed 14 games in 2005 after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee.

The Jaguars used their 2007 first-round draft choice on safety Reggie Nelson, then added safety Josh Gattis in round five. Third-year safety Gerald Sensabaugh is expected to step into a starting spot.

Darius had been sidelined during spring practices while he recovered from his broken leg.

Jaguars.com will update this story following Thursday morning’s practice.

He seems to one of those that a Washington or Oakland would go after. They like the experienced guys that may have a couple years left.

I don't see the Packers giving the guys they have less of a chance to see what they can do by adding another guy to the mix at this point. Rotations at that position are going to be hard enough to come by.

It's going to be one hell of a battle at that spot for sure.

A perfect time for this would have been after Underwood went down last year. We could have used him in that spot for sure. Especially with Manuel coming off injury and getting no pre-season playing time.

Hell yes. Bring him in, give him a small one-year, see if the boy can still ball. Seriously, as excited as I am about the Safety Battle (not the Safety Dance) I think that Darius could pump some big-time adrenaline into the battle.

Yes, he did hold on. It was a vicious uncalled for hit. I have NO respect for a player that would do a cheap shot like that. I mean, it's one thing to punch a guy in the nutz when you are in a pile, that won't do permanent damage. But when you go after a guys neck just because he beat you, thats WAY over the top in my view.